Keselowski wins Phoenix pole: #2-Brad Keselowski won the pole for the Profit on CNBC 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway with speed of 139.384mph (a new track record) for his 1st pole of 2014, 1st at Phoenix and 4th of his career.
Penske teammate #22-Logano is on the outside pole. #1-McMurray, #48-Johnson, #88-Earnhardt Jr, #16-Biffle, #42-Larson, #18-Busch, #43-Almirola, #41-Busch, #5-Kahne and #11-Hamlin round out the top 12. Those 12 drivers had the fastest speeds during the opening 30 minute group qualifying session and moved on to the final 10 minute session. #22-Logano had the fastest speed during the first session. The new qualifying format this season will use two qualifying sessions on tracks less than 1.25 miles.
#51-Justin Allgaier crashed just 2 minutes into the opening session. He backed the car into the turn 4 wall. The team will have to go to a backup.
Missing the race were: #98-Josh Wise, #40-Landon Cassill and #77-Dave Blaney.(2-28-2014)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Phoenix:
Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 10th Annual The Profit on CNBC 500 presented by Small Business Fueling America with a lap of 25.828 seconds, 139.384 mph.
His qualifying speed is a track record, beating Jimmie Johnson's qualifying lap of 139.222 mph from Nov. 2013. His teammate Joey Logano (139.265 mph) also surpassed the old track record.
This is his fourth pole in 163 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2014.
This is his first pole in ten races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2014 and his sixth in 11 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Jamie McMurray (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his first in two races this season.
Kyle Larson (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-28-2014)

Coverage of Qualifying for the Profit on CNBC 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is scheduled for Friday, February 28, 2014 at 6:40pm/et.Television: FoxSports1 at 6:30pm/etRadio: Motor Racing Network at motorracingnetwork.com.
Scheduled Qualifying TV Re-Air: none

Friday practice: for The Profit on CNBC 500(k) at Phoenix International Raceway is over after 90 minutes. The top 5, slowest, and notes:
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. 138.723
#22-Logano 138.344
#18-Busch 138.238
#16-Biffle 137.910
#3-Dillon 137.799
slowest: #66-Nemechek 134.013 & #87-Shepherd 130.890
All 46 cars have practiced.
Notes: With rain in the forecast for tomorrow, many teams worked on race setups. #41-Busch make light contact with the outside wall late in the session but the car suffered only minor cosmetic damage.
See the speeds, laps run, 10-lap averages on the Phoenix Practice 1 speeds page.(2-28-2014)

Ties are broken as follows:
1) Owners Points
2) Best finishes, most wins, 2nds, 3rds and so on until the tie is broken
3) If tie still remains, then the team with the highest position first breaks the tie
(so if two are ties, both have a win, then the team who won first gets the spot)